Majority of US voters say democracy is under threat but are split on who to blame, poll shows
Survey finds distrust between Democrats and Republicans but most voters believe election results will be accurate
Nearly half of US voters think government does a poor job of representing ordinary people, half are skeptical that self-governance is working, and three-quarters think democracy is under threat, according to one of the last polls before the 5 November presidential election.
The survey, published on Sunday by the New York Times in collaboration with Siena College, sketched out a deeply divided political landscape. Both sides of the divide expressed distrust of the other – and doubts in general about the US’s brand of democracy.
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